BEN PICKERSGILL
LIGHTING DESIGN
Ben designs lighting for theatre productions both in the UK and abroad. His work has been seen in venues ranging from intimate studios to some of the largest opera stages in Europe, with companies including Scottish Opera, Greek National Opera, the National Theatre, Garsington Opera and Buxton International Festival.
Ben is also a keen educator and enjoys sharing his experience to coach and mentor the next generation of theatre makers.
OPERA
SCOTTISH OPERA
Il Trittico - directed by Sir David McVicar
The Merry Widow and Trial by Jury - directed by John Savournin
A Matter of Misconduct! - directed by Laura Attridge
OPERA DE LAUSANNE
Don Quichotte - directed by Bruno Ravella
GREEK NATIONAL OPERA
Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci - directed by Nikos Karathanos
GARSINGTON OPERA
Rodelinda - directed by Ruth Knight
Fidelio - directed by John Cox, revival by Jamie Manton
Un Giorno di regno - directed by Christopher Alden
A Trip to the Moon - directed by Karen Gillingham
Dalia - directed by Karen Gillingham
OPERA NORTH
Falstaff - directed by Olivia Fuchs
La Rondine - directed by James Hurley
Trouble in Tahiti - directed by Matthew Eberhardt
CHARLES COURT OPERA @ WILTON'S MUSIC HALL
Iolanthe, The Magic Flute - directed John Savournin,
revival by James Hurley
The Barber of Seville - directed by John Savournin
ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Cherubin - directed by James Hurley
IFORD OPERA
L'elisir d'amore - directed by James Hurley
OPERA STORY
Snow - directed by James Hurley
BLACKHEATH HALLS OPERA
La belle Hélène - directed by James Hurley
Carmen - directed by Chris Rolls
Idomeneo - directed by James Hurley
Noye's Fludde - directed by James Hurley
BURY COURT OPERA
The Turn of the Screw - directed by Ella Marchment
Aurora - directed by Aylin Bozok
Mad King Suibhne - directed by Ella Marchment
THEATRE
BUXTON OPERA HOUSE
A Little Night Music - directed by Paul Kerryson
THEATRE BY THE LAKE
A Christmas Carol - directed by Gemma Fairlie
WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE / UK TOUR
This House - directed by Jeremy Herrin
JERMYN STREET THEATRE
Napoleon - directed by Benji Sperring and John Savournin
Odyssey - directed by John Savournin
ONLINE STREAMING
Snow White in the Seven Months of Lockdown
- directed by John Savournin
HAY FESTIVAL and BRISTOL OLD VIC
Unicorns, Almost - directed by John Retallack
ABERDEEN ARTS THEATRE
Company - directed by Derek Anderson
Cabaret - directed by Derek Anderson
LEEDS CONSERVATOIRE
Emilia - directed by Becky Hope-Palmer
MOUNTVIEW
The Light in the Piazza - directed by Michael Fentiman
The Producers - directed by Stephen Jameson
ARTS ED
Sonny - directed by Deborah Bruce
AS ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DESIGNER
The Inheritance - West End and Broadway - lighting designer Jon Clark
The Lehman Trilogy - West End - lighting designer Jon Clark
Macbeth - Palau de les Arts, Valencia - lighting designer Jon Clark
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - West End - lighting designer Paule Constable
Elizabeth - Barbican - lighting designer Paule Constable